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Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You

Public Administration is the #99 most popular major in South Carolina with 88 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the most popular school in South Carolina for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the public admin majors at the school.

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#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the # 2 spot on the list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charleston.

About 59% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 41% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Strayer University - South Carolina helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in South Carolina. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

Of the 9 students majoring in public admin at Strayer University - South Carolina, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 7 students majoring in public admin at UofSC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at South University, Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in South Carolina. South University, Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbia.

About 80% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 401
Virginia 602
North Carolina 469
Florida 1,032
Tennessee 107
Kentucky 123
Louisiana 121
Arkansas 186
Alabama 396
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 132

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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